Real builds, filmed and documented, picked up by the national press. Every article below is genuine coverage of HYPE Building and Big John: from the local Sentinel that broke the story to The Sun, The Mirror and beyond.
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No press office, no PR agency. Just real builds on YouTube, picked up by journalists who found the channel.
National press · 6
Dec 2022
National tabloid feature. John Sale of HYPE Building walks through spotting and fixing damp, using a real HYPE build from the YouTube channel.
2022
The Sun feature on the hidden problems HYPE finds in run-down homes: the red flags most buyers walk past.
Jul 2023
Building consultant John Sale of HYPE Building finds a dangerous socket-beside-toilet wiring fault on a Silverdale conversion. Credits Stoke-on-Trent Live as the original source.
Jul 2023
John Sale, 20+ years in the trade, on the wiring fault found on an HMO conversion in Silverdale, Stoke.
Oct 2023
John Sale of HYPE Building explains the signs, causes and fixes for damp using a mid-terrace case study from the HYPE channel.
Aug 2022
John Sale, consultant for HYPE Building, on the exterior red flags to check before buying. Sourced from StokeonTrentLive.
Where it started · Local origin · 4
Oct 2021
The origin story of the HYPE YouTube channel. Names John Sale, HYPE Building, and a project converting a former BHS store into flats.
Apr 2022
HYPE turning a Hanley terrace into an HMO; John Sale finds a floor held up by rotten wood, two screws and a bit of plastic: filmed for the channel.
Aug 2022
John Sale on the exterior red flags before buying: the source article the Manchester Evening News re-ran.
Dec 2022
The article that calls him 'Big John'. John Sale of HYPE Building explains damp causes and fixes: the source for the Mirror and Sun damp pieces.
Every article verified against the live source. Genuine coverage only.
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We take on substantial building work across Stoke-on-Trent and the Midlands: extensions, conversions, full refurbishments, commercial works and repairs after fire, flood or damage. Properly scoped projects, not odd jobs or reactive maintenance.
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